Code
MGSE HUM 4404
Level
M1
Field
Sciences humaines
Language
Anglais/English
ECTS Credits
2
Class hours
18
Total student load
40
Program Manager(s)
Department
- Langues et Sciences Humaines
Educational team
Introduction to the module
The jobs of manage.re require an understanding of a complex and fast-changing world. Globalization, the resurgence of exclusion and violence, technical and environmental risks, ethical issues, mastering arguments and understanding intercultural issues in order to understand and be understood - these are just some of the challenges facing today's students and tomorrow's decision-makers.
While the “hard” sciences seek to understand the behavior of energy and matter, the humanities seek to shed light on the human logic at work in today's world. SH courses aim to impart knowledge (history of ICTs, geopolitics, gender issues, political questions, etc.), but also the ability to question and order this questioning, fostering the exercise of discernment.
In this ‘Humanities’ module, two separate courses are offered: one on propaganda, the other on major ethical issues in the digital society.
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Learning objectives/Intended learning outcomes
- 1 - Master advanced and specialised uses of digital intelligence tools, ensuring their sustainable and responsible impact
- 1.2 - Use digital intelligence tools efficiently to support the societal, digital, energy and environmental transformations of organisations, ensuring their sustainable and responsible impact.
- 2.3 - Conduct a reflective and detached analysis that takes into account the challenges, issues and complexity of a request or situation in order to propose appropriate and/or innovative solutions in line with regulatory developments.
- 3.1 - Identify, select and critically analyse various specialised and innovative resources, using ad hoc digital tools and in light of DDRSE issues, in order to inform decision-making on complex subjects.
- 5 - Develop a strategic and innovative vision, drawing on the potential of digital intelligence and on a favourable ecosystem
Rubrics
The course is in English and face-to-face or remotely if necessary (via Big Blue Botton or other video-conferencing systems). Attendance is mandatory. Each session begins with a presentation by one or more students on a chosen topic of the course (topics are provided on moodle), followed by discussion and the synthesis of the teacher. The course also includes conference videos, film extracts or documentaries available online.
Content : structure and schedule
This course allows students to familiarize themselves with ethics tools and know how to adapt them to the specific cases of digital technologies. More generally, it is about becoming aware of the multiple ethical issues along the digital journey in order to better address them.
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4: Access to quality education. The courses are designed for small groups and are taught by qualified teachers who are keen to interact with students and draw on solid bibliographical references.
SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure. The courses contribute to educating students about the complexities of digital infrastructure and its societal impact, preparing them for the challenges of responsible innovation.
Number of SDG's addressed among the 17
2
Learning delivery
synchrone
Evaluation and grading system and catch up exams
50 % of the grade for : Attendance, participation, and presentation.
50 % : Final exam (Essay on a general question concerning the course).
Textbook Required and Suggested Readings
Reid Blackman : How to Avoid the Ethical Nightmares of Emerging Technology,
The Big Idea Series / Ethics in the Age of AI ,2023
P Hubbard : Do androids dream ? Personhood and intelligent artefacts, Temple Law Review, Vol 83, 2010
Thomas Nagel : How is it like to be a bat ?The Philosophical Review, Oct 1974.
Cathy o‘Nail : Weapons of math destruction, NY, Crown 2016
Donna Haraway : A cyborg Manifesto. Routledge, 1984.
Martin Seeliger, Sebastian Sevignani :The structural transformation of the public sphere in Theory, Culture, Society Vol 39, Issue 4, 2023.
Rob Kitchin : Big Data New epistemologies and paradigm shifts, 2014
Hubert Dreyfus : On the internet. Routledge 2001
Keywords
society, ethics, criticism, freedom, responsibility, digital